Motorsports

The Le Mans 24 Hours is an unforgiving race. With cars running at full throttle for significant periods and immense stops, Le Mans will test any machine.

If you’re anything like us you’ll be glued to the television or radio this weekend for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Following an impressive showing in the Asian Le Mans Series, GT Academy finalist Edgar Lau is due to race at Le Mans next weekend.

Canada once again threw up an enthralling F1 race, with the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve proving a worthy home.

The 2017 season is quickly establishing a reputation for breaking prior track records. This weekend proved no different, following an exciting qualifying session at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Canada.

With 322 race starts to his name, Rubens Barrichello handily owns the title of most experienced Formula One driver. Despite never winning the driver’s championship, the Brazilian did finish second in points in 2002 and 2004 as Michael Schumacher’s teammate at Ferrari, and more recently third in 2009 during Brawn GP’s whirlwind single-season campaign.

The exciting sprint race at Zolder took place this weekend, leaving the top podium spot to Markus Winkelhock and Will Stevens from Audi team WRT (No. 2). This is Audi’s first victory in the Blancpain GT series this year.

The fifth round of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship was full of surprises this weekend. Thanks to a DPi grid reshuffle and a new car triumphing in GTD, Belle Isle showed that in the world of racing, nothing is set in stone.

The third race of the 2017 Blancpain GT Sprint Series Cup will get underway on Sunday at the Belgian circuit of Zolder.

Qualifying for the fifth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship could be described as both surprising and predictable. A Cadillac once again sits on pole… but not the one you think.

It looked like a dream debut for Fernando Alonso. Alas, it was not to be for the two-time F1 champion. Alonso was once again visited by the Honda engine curse, retiring early at the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500.

Another enduring festival at one of the most gruelling European tracks is in the books. Team Audi Sport Land (No. 29) crossed the line first, taking the 2017 Nürburgring 24 Hours crown home after 158 laps and one of the most tense motorsports conclusions ever.

The most prestigious race of the Formula One calendar was won by Sebastian Vettel, as his team mate and pole sitter Kimi Raikkonen lost out on strategy. But were there some secret team orders at play from Ferrari?

The Memorial Day weekend is a time racing fans all over the globe look forward to. Over in Germany, there is the gruesome 24 Hours of Nürburgring. For Formula One fans, there is the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix. In the United States, drivers will take part in the 101st running of the Indy 500. After two days of qualifying sessions, the IndyCar contenders have secured their spots on the grid.

If you took notice of the Practice sessions on Thursday and Saturday, the results of the Monaco F1 qualifying session were almost a foregone conclusion. Almost because most would’ve predicted Sebastian Vettel to take the spoils. However, it was his team mate Kimi Raikkonen who stole the precious pole in the principality.

Often heralded as one of the most hectic motorsports weekends of the the year, the last weekend of May is packed. Starring the Indy 500, Monaco GP and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, this year is no different.

Another tense round of the 2017 Super GT series has recently concluded. After 65 laps, Kazuki Nakajima and James Rossiter took the No.36 au TOM’S Lexus LC500 to a decisive win in the top GT500 class at Autopolis.

With Le Mans only just over a month away, the final 60-car entry list has been revealed.

In racing, things often come down to fine margins, and there’s few finer than at Silverstone this weekend.

In a race we’ll remember for a long time, Lewis Hamilton capped off a stellar weekend with a thunderous win in the Pirelli Spanish Grand Prix. The fisticuffs were out as the battle raged on in a spectacular Spanish showdown.